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degradation
n. 1 degeneracy, degeneration, deterioration, corruptness,
corruption, vitiation, baseness, depravity, turpitude: History
records the moral degradation of a whole society. 2 disrepute,
discredit, shame, humiliation, ignominy, dishonour, disgrace,
abasement, debasement: He had to face the degradation of an
accusation of child molestation.
degrade v. 1 downgrade, demote, break, Military cashier, Ecclesiastical
unfrock, Law disbar; depose, unseat; disfranchise or
disenfranchise; Military drum out (of the corps), Chiefly naval
disrate; US military bust: They degraded him from captain to
lieutenant. 2 disgrace, dishonour, humble, shame, discredit,
debase, demean, abase; humiliate, mortify, belittle, deprecate,
depreciate, cheapen, reduce, lower: He has been degraded to
mopping the floor. 3 dilute, adulterate, weaken, thin, water
(down), alloy: Cologne is, essentially, degraded perfume.
degrading adj. demeaning, humiliating, shameful, shaming, debasing,
lowering, discreditable: Why should you deem selling a
degrading occupation?
degree n. 1 grade, level, stage, class, caste, rank, order, scale,
standing, status, station, position, situation, estate,
condition: He is entertaining a lady of high degree. 2
measure, magnitude, extent, limit, point; lengths, step: All
our needs, desires, and goals are biologically determined to
some degree. 3 by degrees. little by little, bit by bit, step by
step, inch by inch, inchmeal, gradually, slowly, (almost)
imperceptibly: By degrees, her health has improved. 4 to a
degree. a rather, somewhat, quite: She is to a degree a better
dancer than he. b substantially, considerably, highly,
decidedly, exceedingly, to a considerable extent: She must be
stupid to a degree if she believes in levitation.
deign v. condescend, stoop, vouchsafe, concede; yield, agree: Lord
Worthington deigned to say good morning to us.
deity n. god, goddess, Supreme Being, creator, demiurge: Deities in
various religions are represented as men, women, or animals.
dejected adj. downcast, downhearted, depressed, dispirited, discouraged,
despondent, down, low, chap-fallen, crestfallen, melancholy,